Saturday, November 16, 2013

Blog Tour: Ink My Heart by Jean Haus

Title:
Ink
My Heart (Luminescent Juliet, #2)

Author:
Jean
Haus

Release
date: November
12, 2013

Publisher:
Skyscape

Book
Description:

Even if he weren’t the lead singer of the popular
college band, Luminescent Juliet, Justin Noel would have his pick of women. And
he does pick. Nightly. Tattooed, blonde, and green eyed, he flashes his dimples
and females swoon.

Except for one.

Tattoo artist, Allie Landon, rarely dates, and especially not men like Justin.
Though he’s hot enough to melt off permanent ink, she’s done with the bad boy
type. But when the ex who broke her heart wants to reunite, desperation has
Allie introducing her latest client as her boyfriend. Justin’s more than happy
to play the part. He’s completely intrigued by the sexy artist and college
student.

However, Allie’s life isn’t what it seems. There’s little room in it or her
shattered and confused heart for Justin. But as Justin remains persistent,
ignoring the growing attraction—both physical and emotionally—between them
becomes more difficult than tattoo removal.

Justin
is the lead singer for Luminescent Juliet. We met his band mate Romeo
(the lead guitarist) in In The Band. He and Riley (the former drummer)
had a tumultuous romance, but things have worked out and they are still
together. Justin likes women, all kinds of women. Although he is a self
admitted player, he does take college seriously and has fun playing with
the band. Justin hides a lot of pain from the world. The only child of a
wealthy couple, he has had money thrown at him his whole life, but his
parents are apathetic towards him. They live a life devoted to
entertaining and hosting charity events. Justin is an inconvenience and
one they don't bother with often.

Allie
owns a tattoo shop, she's 23, has a ton of responsibility on her hands
and a cheating ex-husband who was the love of her life since high
school. She rarely dates and is mistrustful of men in general. When
Justin decides to get some new ink, he takes one look at Allie and
decides something is different about this girl. He may not be ready to
give up his life of one night stands but she does intrigue him. Allie
isn't playing hard to get, she may be more than a little attracted to
Justin, but she doesn't need nor want any more complications in her
life. When her ex comes back into town, and seems a little too
interested in her, Justin agrees to play the role of her boyfriend.

These
two find they have a lot in common, and really do like to hang out
together. Justin has been exposed to culture, art and fashion and enjoys
sharing his knowledge with Allie.

His
teeth gleam when he smirks. "Oh, I'm a wine snob. You can't go to
Europe for three summers and not become a wine snob. I'll drink any crap
beer but never crap wine."

Allie
has been hiding something big from Justin and when he finds out what it
is, he is hurt and angry and pretty much messes things up for them.

She
shrugs. "You've never been close enough to someone to get hurt." "Why
are you assuming she's going to hurt me?" My tone is exasperated. Just
as we separate to avoid a group of students in the middle of the
sidewalk, she says over her shoulder, "I'm not, but things don't always
work out like we want them to."

But
this guy has no problem saying his sorry and admitting when he is
wrong. To the outside world their life styles are very different, but
for some reason it works for them.

When Trevor, Allie's ex, makes trouble for them will they be able to keep it together?

This
was an enjoyable read, we learn a little more about Justin and the
drummer in the band, Gabe. He has a world of pain in his history and I
won't be surprised if he gets his own story at some point. I would have
liked to have seen more interaction between Romeo and Rylie. Their story
kicked this series off and they only appeared briefly together in this
one. Romeo came across as crabby and a bit of a control freak, but I
know a little about him from the first book so I chose to overlook it.
Justin has a good heart, in spite of a lack of affection in his own
upbringing, he knows how to love and protect. Allie is a strong
character who makes choices not only for herself, but for those she
loves. I look forward to reading more from this author.

About
the Author

Jean Haus writes young adult and romance
novels. She reads a lot too. Anything with a bit of romance has the possibility
of being loaded on her Kindle. She even does a bit of cooking, which is
actually quite good. She also golfs in the beautiful summers of Michigan with
her awesome husband and son, but she cooks way, way better than she golfs.